A follower of Jesus Christ who loves how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Co-Founder of East Coast Sox Christ-centered baseball organization
Lord's Prayer on the mound
@PerfectGameUSA
WWBA 17u National Championships game. We took 2nd but God was 1st in everything we did. So blessed to be a part of the
@eastcoastbball
I have decided to leave coaching. I will be pursuing a new career as an umpire. I have been preparing for this move ever since I became a coach, always helping umpires do their job better.I feel as a great servant to umpires as a coach it was time to become one.
#yadslooflirpa
In honor of the College World Series final game tonight, a memory of my dad wearing his infamous Superman shirt. Dad passed 3 years ago, but no before accepting Christ 40 days before his passing.
Superman shirts are still being worn today.
At a middle school game tonight and an 8th grade pitcher threw 110 pitches in 4 innings where he gave up 13 runs.
I felt bad for this young man who battled and visibly tired.
Too many pitches for a 14 year old from 60 feet. Not good for the kid or the game of baseball.
To experience over 1,000 plus Sox players committing to colleges over the years has truly been a blessing no doubt, but tonight God has made it even more special for me.
Congrats
@joeycaruso2023
, I am so proud of the young man and teammate you have become.
Proud dad moment!
@joeycaruso2023
gets first collegiate hit and follows with a 2B to pullside gap.
Not the team outcome we want, but freshman 1st hit is exciting.
CRUCIFIXION ON THE CROSS BRINGS US:
1. Jesus's blood gives us direct access to God as the curtain was torn from top to bottom.
2. Jesus's blood guarantees our resurrection and hope in heaven.
3. Jesus's blood gives hope to the hopeless, who are the greatest of sinners.
Thankful for 2020 and
@eastcoastbball
. My dad passed away in August and this will be my 1st Thanksgiving without him. He accepted Christ at a Sox devotional this summer in Marietta, GA, and as tough as 2020 has been, this was a blessing to see my dad raise His hand for Christ.
Happy Thanksgiving 2020
This has been a tough year for many families, but always remember God is Sovereign and He will always provide what we need. Therefore, be thankful for what we have and do not dwell on what we don't.
God's love is never ending.
Absolutely incredible...
We all must be unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. If our heros can pray and kneel on the field for prayer to the Almighty God, then we can pray our thoughts and prayers for others as well.
Be bold believers in Jesus, be bold.
This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen on TV. This ESPN corespondent made “thoughts and prayers” more than just a cliche statement. He actually prayed live on the air for Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin.
I have coached too many players to count, but
@Brent_Rooker12
taught me more than I could have ever taught him. A man of God, who uses his gifts to serve His risen Savior, Jesus Christ.
Hitting at 8 years old, to coaching him from 14-18 , I was blessed to coach this young man.
Since 2009, I have coached summer baseball where over 1,000 plus players have gone on to play college baseball.
Tomorrow, is a proud moment like no other signing.
Congrats to my son,
@joeycaruso2023
joeycaruso2023, excited to watch you make your dream come true
@UAH_BSB
To all the East Coast Sox players signing their National Letter of Intent, we want to say how truly blessed we are to be a small part of you and your families huge blessing of playing college baseball.
Many more 2023 offers to come, but tomorrow we celebrate all our signees.
🙏
Great 1st day
@MarucciDugout
World Series. Playing in New Orleans so we went to take in the city at Cafe Du Monde. Beignets are awesome!
@eastcoastbball
Love sharing the word to so many amazing young men on a Sunday morning.
Tournaments continue to schedule games during Sunday morning church, so we take church to the field.
@eastcoastbball
Coaching with the
@eastcoastbball
baseball gets better ever year. Relationships built are for eternity, as building young men up to know Jesus is far greater than any professional contract or college scholarship. Last 8 years, the Sox have been a huge blessing.
#morethanbaseball
Today I'm at the home of the 2021
@NCAABaseball
College World Series Champion.
@eastcoastbball
playing some baseball.
Two weeks, we will be at Swayze Field playing at the 2022 NCAA College World Series Champions.
Amazing the talent in the southeast.
James 1:2-4
I have shared this verse more than any other verse lately.
God uses our trials to bless others & to draw us closer to Him.
I thank God for struggles because He kept His promise to see us through them and to make us stronger.
Proud dad this week
@joeycaruso2023
Looking for 2023-2028 grads for 2022 fall & 2023 summer teams.
Sox Showcase/Tryouts on Sat Aug 13 & Sun Aug 14 at Freedom Ridge in Ridgeland, MS
East Coast Sox is a nationally known program competing in the highest Perfect Game events.
For more info:
At 8 years old this kid came to a tryout wearing an awful orange TN Vols hat. I said, "You better be good to make this team wearing that hat." Five ground balls later, I said, "You're good."
I guess I got it right because
@crabtree2023
has committed to
@ETSU_Baseball
.
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
James 1:12 NIV
Another
@PerfectGameUSA
World Championship has come and gone, and I am so thankful for the incredible young men we get to share Jesus and great baseball with every fall. But this event is special, it always concludes the fall with the best teams in the country.
@eastcoastbball
What a great day of baseball today topped off by an amazing worship service tonight at
@samfordbaseball
with over 350 players and families. Thanks to Rob Johnston leading us in worship and Bro.
@mpriest63
sharing the Word.
I recruited this kid to play for 2 years. I knew when I saw him he was going to special. I had know idea he would end up being a greater young man than he is a player.
Thanks B for always being a bright light for the Lord everyday you came to the ball park.
God is a RESCUER
(Psalm 91:14-16)
I (God) will rescue him (you).
I (God) will protect him (you).
I (God) will answer him (you).
I (God) will be with him (you).
I (God) will deliver him (you).
I (God) will satisfy him (you).
Why?
(14) for He (you) acknowledged my name.
Two years ago, I gave my Gloves 4 God to a coach in the Dominican Republic. He comes back and shows me he still uses it today.
I then showed him my new glove I brought this year.
God is good!
@eastcoastbball
Mission Trip
Sometimes we go through life's storms, and we look for answers like we are trying to Google it....
BIBLE IT!
The greatest search engine ever created was God's word.
In honor of 2019 spring starting for Jacob. Here is last year's 1st swing of the year.
@MarucciDugout
Bats are good but even they can't hit that pitch.
Love watching on social media & ESPN all the walk on stories of guys working hard & earning a FULL scholarship. It's a true blessing I hope 1 day
@NCAA
baseball will be able 2 enjoy.
Pray 4 these young men to be able to bare the fruit of their labor.
Something worth praying 4!
I was blessed to share with 35+ West Collierville Middle School 8th grade boys and their mothers this morning. Truly blessed morning sharing God's word about honoring our mothers.
#Godisgood
Unbelievable, wait YES BELIEVABLE, that God showed up in a mighty way in the DR.
Thanks to all the faithful Caruso supporters for your donations of equipment, financial support, and prayers.
We have been blessed much already and it's only Day 1.
Where do you go when you win the big game to go to the State Tournament....you go to
@WaffleHouse
!!!
@CvilleBaseball_
celebrating like Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy.
Thanks to
@Coach_Mingione
and
@UKBaseball
for allowing
@hit4Jesus
to share the gospel of Christ during chapel today.
Mission Statement:
Blessed to share Jesus Christ through Baseball
“The Lord is my strength & my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, & I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name.
Exodus 15:2-3
Praying for our brother in Christ Bruce Branch and his family.
Daughter is at Le Bonheur in Memphis.
Pray prayers for doctors and nurses to be instruments for the Lord's hands.
Please pray for former Sox coach and current Marshall Academy baseball coach Bruce Branch and his family.
They were in a car accident last night and their daughter is in critical condition.
PLEASE PRAY
Never Forget!
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 6:12
“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.”
Acts 20:7 NIV
Never stop meeting together and sharing God's word with one another.
Job 13:15
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Trust in the Lord in all circumstances, because even in your darkest moment He will come closer to you in fellowship more than ever before.
Everyone has a platform!
When it's your moment, what will you do with it?
“...Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:19-20
How great is this? The Oklahoma softball team celebrated their National Championship win singing “Nobody but Jesus” by
@castingcrowns
on the field after the game.
Can't wait to see what God has in store for the Sox this week. Best players and teams in tbe country on display.
I pray for our guys to be a bright light for Jesus as they use their gifts for His glory.
#morethanbaseball
Always remember that God makes the lineup...
When you name is called, always play for an audience of one!
Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically as something done for the Lord and not for man."
See everyone
@PG_Tourney
World Championships. Can't wait.
3-0 count and coach says “It’s 3-0 Jacob” as he nods his head at the coach. Not sure he understands what coach was trying to tell him.
#pitcherknockedoutofgame
#pitcherwasok
“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
Matthew 28:5-6 NIV
Miss watching these boys play baseball. I pray over this time we spend inside together that we grow closer to the Lord and each other. God's plans are always greater than our own.
@Joeycaruso25
So excited to see
@Pete_Alonso20
get it done tonight. I will never forget the 1st time he drew a cross in the box
@PerfectGameUSA
World Championships and he hit a bomb off a 1st rounder.
Congrats Pete!
Blessed morning sharing God's word to 30 West Collierville Middle School students. Awed by God creating a group of young teenagers who get up every Friday for Bible study.
Thanks Autry family for opening your home.
@eastcoastbball
From 8u Germantown Giants to East Coast Sox teammates,
@crabtree2023
,
@joeycaruso2023
, and
@MatthewDallas20
competed today in the opening day of 2022 spring baseball season.
Crabtree and Dallas both topped 91 with 20 K's between them, while Caruso scored the game winning run.